Westerly, Rhode Island

St. Clare Church 4 Saint Clare Way, Westerly, RI 02891

401-348-8765

NEW PARISHIONERS

Welcome! Please register with the parish by contacting the Parish Office or on our website. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

The schedule for the celebration of Baptism is arranged with the Pastor. (Baptisms are not celebrated during Lent.) Please call the Parish Office after the child is born. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

Confession is offered on Saturdays from 4 to 4:30 PM or by appointment. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

Couples planning to marry should contact the Marriage Coordinator at 401-348-8765 at least one year before the wedding. MINISTRY TO THE HOMEBOUND

The Eucharist will be brought to the home of any person permanently or temporarily homebound. Please contact the Parish Rectory. PARISH CHOIR

The choir, under the direction of Parish Organist & Music Director Bruce Coon, meets for rehearsal on Thursday nights at 6 PM in the choir loft.

STAFF

Rev. Kenneth J. Suibielski, Pastor

Rev. Mr. Stephen Cote, Deacon

Rev. Mr. John D. McGregor, Deacon

Rev. Mr. Carl LaFleur, Retired Deacon

Mrs. Jennifer O’Connor, Parish Secretary

Ms. Alice Duffy, Campus Manager

Mrs. Diana Huff, Parish Accountant

Mr. Bruce Coon, Music Director

Mrs. Ellie Cote, Marriage Coordinator

Ms. Pamela Salimeno, Religious Education Director

MASS SCHEDULE Weekday Mass: 8 AM

Saturday Vigil Mass: 5 PM Sunday Masses: 8 AM & 10 AM

Holy Days: 8 AM & 6 PM

WATCH HILL CHAPEL Last weekend of June through Sunday of Labor Day

Sunday Mass 8:30 AM ONLY

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 2 PM

Rectory and Office Phone 401-348-8765 Fax 401-315-5273

stclareri2@cox.net Website: stclarewesterly.com

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION stclarewesterly.com

AA meets every Thursday night

from 6 to 7 PM in the St. Clare Parish Center.

New Look!

St. Clare Church has some great news! After years of getting complaints, mostly from me, the E-Giving team has made their program more user friendly, very self-explanatory.

What does this mean to you? • More options to make payments • Scheduling payments will be easier • The layout is easier on the eyes

What do you have to do? Nothing! All of your info will be integrated into the new layout. If you should need help or just have questions, please contact Jenn in the parish office at 401-348-8765.

Weekday Readings

Monday: Ex 14:5-18; Ex 15:1bc-6; Mt 12:38-42

Tuesday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-6; Mt 20:20-28

Wednesday: Ex 16:1-5, 9-15; Ps 78:18-19, 23-28; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18

Thursday: Ex 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b; Dn 3:52-56; Mt 13:10-17

Friday: Ex 20:1-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 13:18-23

Saturday: Ex 24:3-8; Ps 34:2-11; Jn 11:19-27

Sunday: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12; Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-130; Rom 8:28-30; Mt 13:44-52 [44-46]

Summer Stage at Bishop Hendricken presents

Godspell

Performances are August 3 through 5 at 7 PM, and August 6 at 2 PM in the Dr. Daniel S. Harrop Theater at Bishop Hendricken High School.

Tickets are $12 for Students & Seniors, and $15 for Adults.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.hendrickendrama.weebly.com, or by calling the Box Office at 401-739-3450 ext. 172.

We hope that you join us on our journey!

Up To $10,000

You could

Westerly, Rhode Island

Tickets on sale July & August after all Masses or by contacting the Parish Office at 401-348-8765 or email stclareri2@cox.net

Purchase your tickets before August 1 and become eligible to win Clam Fritters & Chowder Dinner for 4, Dinner for 2, or Dinner for 1

on September 2nd at the St. Clare Fritters & Chowder Event! Need not be present to win *Estimated prize amount, based on the sale of 400 tickets. Winner receives 50% of ticket sales.

St. Clare Parish Center Fundraiser No purchase necessary to be eligible to win

Only 400 tickets will be sold! One winner could win a cash prize of up to $10,000!*

Saturday, September 2, 2017 at 6:30 PM

in the St. Clare Parish Center during the Clam Fritters & Chowder Event.

(62 Crandall Avenue, Westerly, RI)

St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner

• The Stewardship Ministry will meet on Monday, September 25, @ 7 PM in the lower rectory. All are invited.

• The Prayer Ministry is dedicated to those who request our prayers. To join this ministry or to send a prayer intention, please write in the Book of Intentions near the Baptistry or e-mail mbrockmann@cox.net .

• The Respect Life Ministry seeks to promote and protect the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death. The ministry meets the Third Wednesday of every month at 8:30 AM. The next meeting will be on August 16, in the class room in the Parish Center. Rosary is said before the 8 AM Mass on the first Friday of every month, weather permitting. All are welcome.

• The Hospitality Ministry provides a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere for members of the St. Clare community and visitors, as well as new parishioners, to meet and interact with one another in a positive way. This ministry provides opportunities to promote parish fellowship and, when necessary, to assist the Pastor with special events. Meetings take place the first Thursday of every month at 8:30 AM in the Parish Center. *The next meeting will be on August 10. All are welcome.

• The Helping Hands Ministry reaches out to those who are needy, elderly, sick or in need of bereavement consolation. This ministry meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 4 PM in the Parish Center. Enter through the door in the rear parking area. Please feel free to come to these meetings; new faces are always welcome. *The next meeting will be on August 8.

Monthly Church Cleaning will be

Friday, August 4, following the 8 AM Mass.

Wedding Anniversary Celebration

The Diocese of Providence cordially invites you and your spouse to celebrate your 25th, 40th, 50th or over

wedding anniversary.

Sunday, October 15, 2017, at 1 PM at the

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Providence, Rhode Island

This celebration includes

Mass, renewal of wedding vows, a personalized certificate,

and a reception for you and your guests.

Bishop Thomas J. Tobin will be the

main celebrant and homilist.

Registration forms are in the St. Clare parish office.

Creativity and Enrichment For centuries, the only Eucharistic Prayer we heard as Western Catholics was the old Roman Canon, usually recited in a low voice by the priest, in Latin. By the 1940s, many Catholics were learning to follow along with the actions of the priest by means of a bilingual missal, with Latin on one side and English on the other. Drawings of the priest’s position at the altar, moving from one side to the other, or bowing or standing with uplifted hands at the center, helped the readers stay on track. The Roman Canon is a long prayer, and since it was done every day for every occasion, priests had a way of galloping through it. Even though long, its structure is fairly simple, with the consecration and sacrifice clearly marked out. Sadly, this surviving prayer had triumphed over many treasures of our tradition that emphasized other dimensions of Eucharist. The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy in 1963 did not call directly for new Eucharistic Prayers, but that direction was inevitable. Discussion began almost immediately, and by 1967 the Vatican approved three new Eucharistic Prayers. In 1974, the Congregation for Worship unveiled the experiment of two Eucharistic Prayers for Masses of Reconciliation, and three for Masses with Children. At last, a period of creativity and enrichment had begun.

Monday - 7/24/17 Server - Slusarczyk Lector - Longolucco

Eucharistic Minister Martone-Maloney

Tuesday - 7/25/17 Server - Azzinaro Lector - Masucci

Eucharistic Minister Schackner-Schackner

Wednesday - 7/26/17

Server - Azzinaro Lector - Mitchell

Eucharistic Minister Schackner-Schackner

Thursday – 7/27/17 Server - Slusarczyk

Lector - Murphy Eucharistic Minister

Sylvestre-Trainor

Friday - 7/28/17 Server - Slusarczyk

Lector - Nolan Eucharistic Minister

Sylvestre-Trainor

Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for July 24- 28

Altar Server Schedule

Sat. - July 29 - 5 PM CB - Ryan Scanapieco

IB -

Sun. –July 30 - 8 AM CB - Ryan Brinton IB - Emily Brinton

Sun. –July 30 - 10AM CB - Zachary DiFazio

IB -

Private Homes A - Anne Pearce

B - Tom Koepke

Nursing Home WHM

- Peg Nolan

Saturday July 29 5 PM Mass Lectors - Joan Swain & Neil Collins Tabernacle - Eucharist - Marianne McAllister Cup 1 - Steve McAllister Cup 2 - Jo Schwager Baptistry - Eucharist - Margo Sisco Cup - Carol Piezzo Sunday July 30 8 AM Mass Lectors –Nancy Burns-Fusaro & Sam Fusaro Tabernacle - Eucharist - Jerry McKinney Cup 1 - Pat McKinney Cup 2 - Sam Azzinaro Baptistry - Eucharist - Carol Azzinaro Cup - Barbara Bliven Sunday July 30 10 AM Mass Lectors - Deb Pendola & Bob Brockmann Tabernacle - Eucharist - Jerry Holland Cup 1 - Anne Holland Cup 2 - Trish DeWolf Baptistry - Eucharist - Anne Pearce Cup - Mar ilyn Brockmann

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Monday, July 24 Weekday/St. Sharbel Mathluf, Priest 8:00 AM +Josephine Crowley by Jim Crowley

Tuesday, July 25 St. James, Apostle 8:00 AM +Harold Bettencourt by Jack ie & Bill Brennan Wednesday, July 26 Saints Joachim & Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 AM +Mary, John & Lynn Hughes by Joan & Paul Meyer Thursday, July 27 Weekday 8:00 AM +Esther Ruisi by Sam & Carol Azzinaro Friday, July 28 Weekday 8:00 AM +Andrew Schackner by Sam & Carol Azzinaro Saturday, July 29 Vigil of the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM +Louis Misto by the Gervasini family Sunday, July 30 The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM +Shirley Terranova by her family 8:30 AM - WHC +Charles Desillier by his wife Marion 10:00 AM +Anna Serra by Mary Amoruso & family

Mass at the Watch Hill Chapel

Sunday, July 23, 8:30 AM Mass

Lector - Scott Ficarra

Organ -Cup - Jim Maloney

Center - Eucharist - Mark Gordon

Pulpit -Cup - Camila Gordon

Far Side Aisle Eucharist - June Hartford-Alley

Side Aisle - Cup - Peter Bellone